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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=spalding48@earthlink.net
href="mailto:spalding48@earthlink.net">Michael Spalding</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 27, 2003 =
4:01 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> captured action</DIV>
<DIV>List,<BR>I need help figuring out how to get the action out of an =
Estey
baby grand. <BR>As it sits, the bass hammers are 1/4 to 1/2 inch =
higher than
the bottom of<BR>the stretcher. Blow distance is 2", the shanks =
are
settled firmly on the<BR>rest rail felt. OK, let's take =
out the
stretcher. 4 screws release the<BR>trim strip covering the gap =
between
the plate and the stretcher. Now I'm<BR>looking straight down at =
the
action - the stretcher is not attached to the<BR>pinblock. =
There
are two screws through the plate flange into the<BR>stretcher, which I =
remove. Now the stretcher is only held in place by =
it's<BR>attachment to
the rim at each end, and this is my problem. I can't =
see<BR>how
it's attached, or how to release it. I gave it a few gentle =
tugs,
then<BR>a progressivel rougher knocking about, but there's limits to =
what
I'm<BR>willing to do in front of the cutomer in her living room. =
Any
ideas what I<BR>should be looking for here, to release this stretcher =
from the
rim?<BR>thanks<BR>Mike Spalding RPT <BR>Mike & Jane =
Spalding<BR><A
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href="mailto:spalding48@earthlink.net">spalding48@earthlink.net</A><BR>=
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<DIV> Maybe the stretcher was built-in as
non-removable. If it hasn't been painted or non-professionally
"refinished", usually you can tell if it's meant to come out or =
not. Any
angled screws from underneath into the rim? Maybe it's just real =
tight. Put a block of wood (couple 2 x 4s or something) under it =
and try
prying one end up with a pry bar (gently) ? </DIV>
<DIV> If the stretcher's not meant to come
out, pull the action out far enough to access the glide =
bolts and
try turning them to see if it changes the hammer line. Did =
somebody
already say check the lyre bolts? -- maybe somebody put in some that =
are too
long and holding the keyframe up off the bed. Expanding action =
brackets,
maybe, and now the hammer flange rail sits higher than it used =
to? Nah,
then the drop screws wouldn't clear the pinblock,
probably.... Boy, I dunno; I'm stumped. I'd =
have to
see it.... --Dave Nereson, =
RPT<BR><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>